Lt

adj, noun, symbol

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of leukotriene. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of lieutenant, particularly as used in a title. abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of lieutenant. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Abbreviation of Little in street names. Australia, abbreviation, alt-of

    "Walk to the Lt Lonsdale St end of Drewery Lane and turn left, continue under the Melbourne Central walkway to the corner of Elizabeth St."

  5. 5
    Initialism of local time. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of left twist. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 7
    Initialism of long time. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    A designation for a trim level within a model of trucks; it denotes low-end (base model) features. countable, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of light (before color names usually also abbreviated). abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Symbol
  1. 1
    Initialism of long ton. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

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lieutenantlieutenant

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"Lt. Colonel Collins has logged over 5,000 flight hours in 30 different types of aircraft."

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